HD DVD: The Butt of IFA 2007 Jokes (READ Articles - No New Announcements from HD DVD) - Blu-ray Forum

DAMNSAM77 · 08-31-2007, 07:20 PM

Seriously, for a good time, take the time to read up on these ridiculously funny new articles about HD-DVD's Day at IFA 2007. There wasn't a single big announcement. No denial of BD sales doubling HDDVD sales, still stuck up on their marginal lead in stand-alone HDDVD players, no mentionig of good HDDVD movie sale numbers, they even managed to ALIENATE all of us GAMERS saying that we are too dumb to watch and appreciate movies in high Defintition!! MAN OH MAN!!! HAAAAAAAAAA!!! You guys gotta read this, and notice the sarcastic Press commentary about the HDDVD group statements and the user community feedback in the neutral forums...even the xbox HDDVD owners are lashing back at these statements...I am so glad that HDDVD, with the exception of Paramount deal and the $200 budget player, has not offered anything new other than their lead in standalone players and their "70% share of the IT market"...WTH??? I am an IT anaylst and I participate in the PC hardware refresh planning for over 5000 employees, and we WILL NEVER buy an HDDVD player with our laptops or workstations...And when it comes to the REAL IT market, Bluray is the only available high capacity optical R/RW format out there anyways, so how would IT benefit from a READ ONLY HDDVD drive...LMAO!!! READ ON SERIOUSLY ITS REALLY FUNNY! and Most importantly it GIVES US MORE AND MORE HOPES to see how they are crumbling down infront of our eyes!!!

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ifa2007/h...ard-295636.php

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...t_IFA_2007/920

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=17071

BluBerry · 08-31-2007, 07:33 PM

I'm not one to gloat. I will say that if I were an HD-DVD owner I would be a bit concerned.

jubaiweaponx · 08-31-2007, 07:54 PM

I want to see what the holidays do to "shake their tree" if you will.

Frode · 08-31-2007, 07:53 PM

Wasn't the Venturer announcement from IFA?

mattym · 08-31-2007, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Frode

Wasn't the Venturer announcement from IFA?

no, they shot their bolt a couple of days before for some reason.

Proteus · 08-31-2007, 08:24 PM

Wait for CEDIA and we'll talk. Right now HDDVD _really_ blew it. Let's hope they continue to do so and don't read any of these forums to realize how much they blew it and do something about it before CEDIA.

I would be VERY concerned if I were an HDDVD Zealot right now.

dialog_gvf · 08-31-2007, 08:09 PM

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While yesterday's BDA press conference was heavy on new hardware announcements for the European market, the HD DVD camp took a decidely different approach, focusing less on new products and more on what its backers see as the format's advantages over Blu-ray.

BDA press conference: Here's a bunch of cool Blu-ray stuff.

HD DVD press conference: Let's compare HD DVD with Blu-ray, Blu-ray, Blu-ray, Blu-ray (did we mention Blu-ray?). Oh, the public is pretty happy with DVD. And gamers don't like movies.

dialog_gvf · 08-31-2007, 08:16 PM

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"The HD format is about stand-alone players, not game systems. We don’t think gamers will buy movies," said HD DVD Promo Group co-chairman Ken Graffeo.

Take that add-on owners.

haushausman · 08-31-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Take that add-on owners.

Not buy movies?!??! What a retard!! What does he know about gamers?! I spend all my money on movies and have little left over for the games!

They paid Paramount 150 million for a breath of fresh air...

Almost feel sorry for them. Almost.

DAMNSAM77 · 08-31-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by haushausman

Not buy movies?!??! What a retard!! What does he know about gamers?! I spend all my money on movies and have little left over for the games!

So true Haushausman, I mean look at my signature below, it says it all, PS3 owner, hardcore 360/PS3 gamer, and own how many Blu movies? yeah a little over 40 BD movies so far, and probably 75 by year end!!!! I probably own more BD movies than 90% of their standalone HDDVD player owners! Our forum has an average of 5-10 BD movie owners, and most of us have PS3's!!! LMAO!!!

Cyorg · 08-31-2007, 09:29 PM

I may not be "hard core", but I'm a gamer and I like to watch movies.

6 PS3 games.
22 Blu-Ray movies.

mcy_999 · 08-31-2007, 09:36 PM

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ifa-2007/...eep-295150.php

One interesting statistics announced yesterday by BDA is that the BD standalone players have taken 63% share in the US market. It must be quite a shocker to the HD DVD promoters. They have repeatedly made noise about the standalone player sales which deliberately exclude PS3. With the release of the 2nd generation BD players like Sony S300 and Panasonic BD10A, HD DVD is losing even in the standalone player front. May be that is why they are kind of quiet today.

mswoods1 · 08-31-2007, 08:20 PM

The word on the street is Blu-ray's day was going to be at IFA, and HD DVD is waiting for CEDIA to make their big announcements for Q4. We'll see if HD DVD actually delivers anything big at CEDIA, though.

spam.curitiba · 08-31-2007, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mswoods1

The word on the street is Blu-ray's day was going to be at IFA, and HD DVD is waiting for CEDIA to make their big announcements for Q4. We'll see if HD DVD actually delivers anything big at CEDIA, though.

I bet blu announces a lot of stuff at CEDIA

radagast · 09-01-2007, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by spam.curitiba

I bet blu announces a lot of stuff at CEDIA

I'll bet that BDA is saving the best news for CEDIA.

KingDeezie · 08-31-2007, 08:24 PM

HD-DVD is a joke period.

jason_grumpy · 08-31-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mswoods1

The word on the street is Blu-ray's day was going to be at IFA, and HD DVD is waiting for CEDIA to make their big announcements for Q4. We'll see if HD DVD actually delivers anything big at CEDIA, though.

Sacrificing the European market for CEDIA just makes no sense. If Paramounts reaction is any indication as to what CEDIA holds for HD-DVD, I would really be worried.

sj001 · 08-31-2007, 08:33 PM

Other speakers at the comference emphasized the format's "ever growing list of worldwide supporters," its affordability, its lead in stand-alone player sales, and its higher attach rates, (4 discs per player, 7 times that of BD).

It amazes me the BS that these HD VD guys come up with... they have to come up with new lingo every day to defend their hopeless format!

Come on... attach rates? What a joke...

mikesoba · 09-01-2007, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAMNSAM77

. . . . READ ON SERIOUSLY ITS REALLY FUNNY! and Most importantly it GIVES US MORE AND MORE HOPES to see how they are crumbling down infront of our eyes!!!

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ifa2007/h...ard-295636.php

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...t_IFA_2007/920

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=17071

Next to the summary of Toshiba's claim that HD DVDs will cost less was an advert for 300 on blu and HDDVD -- with the price of the latter $4.00 more. Some irony.

Slackr89 · 09-01-2007, 05:45 PM

If i owned HD-DVD then i'd probably switch to Blu right now. HD-DUD can't win, why can't they accept that.

08-31-2007, 07:20 PM	#1
DAMNSAM77 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Beautiful Colorado Home Theater Gallery:37 Blu-ray collection:1507 Trading Score:3	HD DVD: The Butt of IFA 2007 Jokes (READ Articles - No New Announcements from HD DVD) Seriously, for a good time, take the time to read up on these ridiculously funny new articles about HD-DVD's Day at IFA 2007. There wasn't a single big announcement. No denial of BD sales doubling HDDVD sales, still stuck up on their marginal lead in stand-alone HDDVD players, no mentionig of good HDDVD movie sale numbers, they even managed to ALIENATE all of us GAMERS saying that we are too dumb to watch and appreciate movies in high Defintition!! MAN OH MAN!!! HAAAAAAAAAA!!! You guys gotta read this, and notice the sarcastic Press commentary about the HDDVD group statements and the user community feedback in the neutral forums...even the xbox HDDVD owners are lashing back at these statements...I am so glad that HDDVD, with the exception of Paramount deal and the $200 budget player, has not offered anything new other than their lead in standalone players and their "70% share of the IT market"...WTH??? I am an IT anaylst and I participate in the PC hardware refresh planning for over 5000 employees, and we WILL NEVER buy an HDDVD player with our laptops or workstations...And when it comes to the REAL IT market, Bluray is the only available high capacity optical R/RW format out there anyways, so how would IT benefit from a READ ONLY HDDVD drive...LMAO!!! READ ON SERIOUSLY ITS REALLY FUNNY! and Most importantly it GIVES US MORE AND MORE HOPES to see how they are crumbling down infront of our eyes!!! http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ifa2007/h...ard-295636.php http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...t_IFA_2007/920 http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=17071 Last edited by DAMNSAM77; 08-31-2007 at 07:25 PM.

08-31-2007, 07:54 PM	#3
jubaiweaponx Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:collingdale,pa Blu-ray collection:304	indeed I want to see what the holidays do to "shake their tree" if you will.

08-31-2007, 09:36 PM	#12
mcy_999 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	BD Standalone players jumped to 63% in US http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/ifa-2007/...eep-295150.php One interesting statistics announced yesterday by BDA is that the BD standalone players have taken 63% share in the US market. It must be quite a shocker to the HD DVD promoters. They have repeatedly made noise about the standalone player sales which deliberately exclude PS3. With the release of the 2nd generation BD players like Sony S300 and Panasonic BD10A, HD DVD is losing even in the standalone player front. May be that is why they are kind of quiet today.

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08-31-2007, 07:33 PM	#2
BluBerry Active Member Member since:Jun 2007	I'm not one to gloat. I will say that if I were an HD-DVD owner I would be a bit concerned.

08-31-2007, 07:53 PM	#4
Frode Special Member Member since:Feb 2007	Wasn't the Venturer announcement from IFA?

08-31-2007, 08:24 PM	#6
Proteus Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:SoCal PSN:CaptBurn	Wait for CEDIA and we'll talk. Right now HDDVD _really_ blew it. Let's hope they continue to do so and don't read any of these forums to realize how much they blew it and do something about it before CEDIA. I would be VERY concerned if I were an HDDVD Zealot right now.

08-31-2007, 09:29 PM	#11
Cyorg Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX. PSN ID: Cyorg Blu-ray collection:62 Blu-ray reviews:1	I may not be "hard core", but I'm a gamer and I like to watch movies. 6 PS3 games. 22 Blu-Ray movies.

08-31-2007, 08:20 PM	#13
mswoods1 Member Member since:Aug 2007	The word on the street is Blu-ray's day was going to be at IFA, and HD DVD is waiting for CEDIA to make their big announcements for Q4. We'll see if HD DVD actually delivers anything big at CEDIA, though.

08-31-2007, 08:24 PM	#16
KingDeezie Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	HD-DVD is a joke period.

08-31-2007, 08:33 PM	#18
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Other speakers at the comference emphasized the format's "ever growing list of worldwide supporters," its affordability, its lead in stand-alone player sales, and its higher attach rates, (4 discs per player, 7 times that of BD). It amazes me the BS that these HD VD guys come up with... they have to come up with new lingo every day to defend their hopeless format! Come on... attach rates? What a joke...

09-01-2007, 05:45 PM	#20
Slackr89 Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Edmonton, Alberta PSN: Slackr Blu-ray collection:116 Trading Score:2	If i owned HD-DVD then i'd probably switch to Blu right now. HD-DUD can't win, why can't they accept that.

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